Leaders of UB's Pretrial Justice Clinic and other experts led panel discussions and focused on a major cause of mass incarceration: the system of money bail and unjust pretrial detention – a system ripe for reform.

Fall 2016 Conferences: Working to End Mass Incarceration

Money Bail and its Role in Mass Incarceration

Leaders of UB's Pretrial Justice Clinic and other experts met on November 17, 2016 to focus on a major cause of mass incarceration: the system of money bail and unjust pretrial detention – a system ripe for reform.

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9:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening RemarksRonald Weich, dean, University of Baltimore School of LawColin Starger, professor and co-director, UB Pretrial Justice Clinic

Shawn Armbrust, Prof. Michele Nethercott and Laura Nirider (l-r) at the Fundraiser for the Maryland Expert Fund following the Wrongful Conviction Symposium on Sept 29, 2016.

From Bloodsworth to Today: Wrongful Convictions in Maryland

On September 29, 2016, leaders of UB's Innocence Project Clinic and the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and other experts discussed wrongful convictions in Maryland. Full conference schedule below or download a copy here.

Support for the Maryland Expert Fund

Reception and fundraiser for the Maryland Expert Fund to follow the conference with special guest Laura Nirider fromMaking a Murderer.

Room: 12th Floor and Moot Court

6:00 -8:00 p.m.

Join us to celebrate the news that the University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic has joined forces with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, with special guest Laura Nirider from Making a Murderer.

This reception will help raise funds for the Maryland Expert Fund. This new fund will support our joint efforts to prevent and correct wrongful convictions in Maryland by enabling our legal team to continue to provide quality investigations that often require expensive experts. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Tickets start at $50.